Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

In 1981, Peter Drucker delivered a lecture at New York University titled “ Managing the Increasing Complexity of Large Organizations.” But, as was his wont, Drucker didn’t just provide answers. How do you maintain the cohesion” at a multinational corporation with far-flung operations spanning myriad cultures? “How

Drucker 9

Drucker Bottom-up Rogers Uncertainty 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Inter-domain complexity challenges us whenever a hospital patient has co-morbidities (heart and liver problems for example), or a business problem spans marketing and finance, or a political problem bridges foreign relations and domestic economics. The key, as with so many things in life, is to get beyond either/or.

Finance 8

Finance Education Drucker Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2013

Here, the shareholder value philosophy, which determines so much of how our corporations operate these days, is the perfect example. The fact that, following the creation of the Cap-and-Trade Carbon Emission Scheme as a clever new artificial market, more coal is being burned in Europe than before is a mind-boggling example.)

Management 9

Management Short-term System Uncertainty 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2013

But even though they know they must innovate in response, they don''t know how to do so in the complex global market. Finding other enterprises that can add value to my value (and vice versa) is the key to responsiveness, individualization, and meeting the market''s needs in the moment. A focus on customers. Structural changes.

CIO 8

CIO CEO Outsourcing Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2013

Trends that are affecting fundamental concepts of business, and in turn IT: The basic ideas of capitalism--return on investment (ROI) and return on assets (ROA)--are being challenged by the historical stalwarts of capitalism ( Harvard , Drucker Society , Forbes , the London School of Economics and many more). IT management ROA ROI'

CIO 8

CIO ROI Agility Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

To quote Peter Drucker, “The purpose of an organization is to make ordinary people do extraordinary things.” For those operating in China, this is, indeed, a quandary. I hope that thanks to the platform we have created, every Haier employee will be able to do extraordinary things.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Proposal Stage-Gate Disruptive Innovation 8